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Celebrate users' milestones to build loyalty and retention

Partnering with other apps to drive user acquisition

Using daily reminders to get inactive users back on the app

Pushing users to share their achievements on social media

User experience

Creating a relationship with users with personalized reports about app usage

Designing a demo mode to show the value of premium features

Unlocking in-app content in exchange of sharing the app to your friends

Reassuring users about privacy management with a GDPR logo during the onboarding

Displaying a permanent referral CTA on the home section to create organic acquisition

Driving retention with slight frustration when leaving the app

Designing feature-based subscription workflows

Sending push notifications to grow free trials in the first days

Nudging users to make their own onboarding simpler for them

Using in-app notifications to create frustration and drive subscription

Using a breadcrumb trail to maximise onboarding conversion

Pushing a free trial instead of subscription

Showcasing core users to create a core relationship with users

User experience

Driving usage and retention with FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)

Giving a free access to paying features for a limited time

Offering your users the possibility to invest in your company

Unbundling opt-in screens from the onboarding to maximize acceptance

Unbundling the onboarding to prevent user fatigue and drive product adoption

Give 1% of the subscription back to an NGO as an incentive to subscribe

Highlighting the value of the premium plan in the settings section of the app

Offering sign-up with Apple only to minimise onboarding length

User experience

Creating a safe relationship with users by making them sign a charter with the app

User experience

Displaying a notification opt-in on the app homepage

User experience

Using auto-promotions to remind your values and foster user loyalty

Introducing premium features in the onboarding to trigger latter subscriptions

Driving paying subscriptions with exclusive wording

Rewarding users on the first screen of the onboarding

Using ads to guide users towards browser-based subscription paths

Pushing two paywalls in the onboarding to increase subscriptions

Giving users access to the core feature of the app right after the onboarding

Designing a whole app section dedicated to upgrading

Starting the onboarding with a paywall

Letting users customize the app icon to generate delight and drive viral acquisition

Pushing users to share content from your app on social media

Using discounts as a churn prevention mechanism

Asking for a product feedback when the user takes a screenshot in the app

Showcasing employees to create a closer relationship with users

Giving users financial incentives to invite their friends on the app

Displaying your value proposition through a swipeable carousel in the onboarding

Giving prompts to users to start creating content on the app

Using in-app notifications to present recent changes made in the app

"Creating a special relationship with users with a ""Pay what you think is fair"" subscription"

Offering your users the possibility to invest in your company

Implementing a loyalty program to drive repeat purchase and higher engagement

Giving users financial incentives to invite their friends on the app

Offering daily rewards to create a routine and boost retention

Removing sign-up from onboarding to push it purposefully to users

Using push notifications to create frustration and drive subscription

Using user feedback to maximize App Store ratings

Personalizing app UI to create a closer relationship with users

Pushing discounts through social media with a browser-based subscription flow

Leveraging social proof on the paywall to drive subscriptions

Using the onboarding to learn more about your users

Starting the onboarding with a paywall

Personalizing app UI to create a closer relationship with users

Pushing users to share content from your app on social media

Leveraging social proof on the paywall to drive subscriptions

Showcasing employees to create a closer relationship with users

"Showing an example of notification on the ""allow notifications"" screen"

Displaying your value proposition through a swipeable carousel in the onboarding

Adding a step into the onboarding to capture data on user attribution

Adding a step into the onboarding to capture data on user attribution

Designing a whole app section dedicated to upgrading

Leveraging social proof on the paywall to drive subscriptions

Starting the onboarding with a paywall

Bringing transparency to users throughout the onboarding

Using the core product as an onboarding support

Using the swipe to gamify the onboarding in a non-dating app

Showing the value to maximize authorizations opt-in among users

Showing the value to maximize authorizations opt-in among users

Showing the value to maximize authorizations opt-in among users

Leveraging social proof on the paywall to drive subscriptions

Leveraging social proof on the paywall to drive subscriptions

Creating a leaderboard to drive user engagement

Creating a leaderboard to drive user engagement

Designing a whole app section dedicated to upgrading

Designing a whole app section dedicated to upgrading

Personalizing app UI to create a closer relationship with users

Personalizing app UI to create a closer relationship with users

Displaying sticky CTAs in the app header to promote special offers

Driving usage by showing the number of users currently using the app

Displaying your value proposition through a swipeable carousel in the onboarding

Displaying your value proposition through a swipeable carousel in the onboarding

Displaying your value proposition through a swipeable carousel in the onboarding

Using the in-app messaging as a product tutorial

Driving app adoption with product tutorials

Pushing users to share their achievements on social media

Offering daily rewards to create a routine and boost retention

Giving users financial incentives to invite their friends on the app

Offering daily rewards to create a routine and boost retention

Using discounts as a churn prevention mechanism

Using the swipe to gamify the onboarding in a non-dating app

Sending personalized push notifications based on recent activity in the app

Giving users financial incentives to invite their friends on the app

Sending daily notifications to create a routine and boost retention

Using auto-promotions & CTAs to create frustration and drive subscription

Using the in-app messaging to send discounts and optimize monetization

Sending daily notifications to create a routine and boost retention

Personalizing app UI to create a closer relationship with users

Give 1% of the subscription back to an NGO as an incentive to subscribe

Displaying sticky CTAs in the app header to promote special offers

Showcasing employees to create a closer relationship with users

Creating in-app events to engage users and grow retention

"Collaborating with relevant, famous people to showcase new features"

Creating a safe relationship with users by making them sign a charter with the app

Showcasing employees to create a closer relationship with users

Displaying a permanent referral CTA on the home section to create organic acquisition

Leveraging social proof on the paywall to drive subscriptions

Driving app adoption with product tutorials

Helping users unlock the value of the app by suggesting relevant topics

Using in-app notifications to drive the adoption of new features & content

Offering templates to users to reduce the friction to use the app

Using user feedback to maximize App Store ratings

Letting users customize the app icon to generate delight and drive viral acquisition

Offering templates to users to reduce the friction to use the app

"Creating a special relationship with users with a ""Pay what you think is fair"" subscription"

Helping users unlock the value of the app by suggesting relevant topics

Driving usage by showing the number of users currently using the app

Removing sign-up from onboarding to push it purposefully to users

Letting users customize the app icon to generate delight and drive viral acquisition

Showcasing core users to create a core relationship with users

Using in-app notifications to present recent changes made in the app

Helping users unlock the value of the app by suggesting relevant topics

Sending push notifications based on in-app events

Highlighting the value of the premium plan in the settings section of the app

Designing a whole app section dedicated to upgrading

"Showing an example of notification on the ""allow notifications"" screen"

Teasing new features with push notifications

Using user feedback to maximize App Store ratings

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